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Blog jam question for March 28, 2009
Posted on March 27, 2009 by ScottSmith
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Town Meeting is upon us, convening April 4. During the Special Town Meeting, reps will decide whether to authorize selectmen to petition the General Court for special legislation to amend the town charter as recommended by the proposal of the Charter Review Committee. Should Town Meeting reps vote, in essence, to allow the charter proposal to go before the voters?
Blog jam question for March 21, 2009
Posted on March 20, 2009 by ScottSmith
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A year ago Plymouth earned about $23 per ton from selling its recycling collections. Now it’s costing the town between $25 and $45 per ton, depending on recycling material, to have it taken away. This compares to the $24.75 per ton the town pays for trash disposal. Transfer station fees could increase from $140 to $210 for the average household in fiscal year 2010. What advice would you give the Solid Waste Advisory Committee and the Board of Selectmen as they consider how to proceed? Please explain.A year ago Plymouth earned about $23 per ton from selling its recycling collections. Now it’s costing the town between $25 and $45 per ton, depending on recycling material, to have it taken away. This compares to the $24.75 per ton the town pays for trash disposal. Transfer station fees could increase from $140 to $210 for the average household in fiscal year 2010. What advice would you give the Solid Waste Advisory Committee and the Board of Selectmen as they consider how to proceed? Please explain.
Blog jam question for March 14, 2009
Posted on March 13, 2009 by ScottSmith
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Town Moderator Steve Triffletti is asking Town Meeting to increase his annual stipend from $300 to $1,500. This move would also qualify him to receive a health insurance benefit through his retirement. The Board of Selectmen does not support his request; the Finance and Advisory Committee does. Should Town Meeting approve this request? Please explain.
Blog jam question for March 7, 2009
Posted on March 6, 2009 by ScottSmith
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Town Meeting will be asked to allow voters to decide whether to rescind Plymouth’s participation in the Community Preservation Act, or whether to reduce the CPA surcharge on property taxes from 1.5 percent to .25 percent. Should Plymouth continue in the program, which is used to acquire open space, develop affordable housing and preserve historic building? Please explain.
Blog jam question for Feb. 28, 2009
Posted on February 27, 2009 by ScottSmith
Filed Under Plymouth, youth | 1 Comment
American Legion Post 40 is raising funds to bring the Moving Wall – a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. – to Plymouth in June. It would be shown on the waterfront in Pilgrim Memorial Park, near the Rock. While the Vietnam War resonates still in the hearts and souls of some of us who were around then, it isn’t even a memory to many Americans. What can our younger generation learn from the Moving Wall coming to Plymouth? How is it relevant today? Please explain.
Blog jam question for Saturday, Feb. 21
Posted on February 20, 2009 by ScottSmith
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Melissa Arrighi was named acting town manager by the Board of Selectmen. Her position of assistant town manager will not be filled. She faces the looming movie studio project, finding a new public works director, union negotiations and a possible decision by Plymouth voters to do away with her job by adopting a new town charter. What do you see as Arrighi’s greatest challenges and what are your expectations of her performance in the job? Please explain.
Blog jam question for Feb. 15, 2009
Posted on February 15, 2009 by ScottSmith
Filed Under Development, Plymouth | 1 Comment
The Chamber of Commerce intends to bid on the 1820 Courthouse building on its own, declining the invitation to bid in a joint proposal with the Plymouth Redevelopment Authority and the Plymouth Growth and Development Corporation. What do you think of this proposal?
Blog jam question for Feb. 7, 2009
Posted on February 7, 2009 by ScottSmith
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The week after next is school vacation week. We’re hearing the concept bandied about of taking a stay-cation. In other words, stay home this vacation week and do cool stuff right here. If you were a vacation program director for school-age children, what suggestions would you make for our kids to spend an awesome week right here in Plymouth?
Blog jam question for Jan. 31
Posted on January 31, 2009 by ScottSmith
Filed Under Plymouth, Seniors | 1 Comment
The Cherry Hill II senior housing project under construction has blossomed into 80 percent senior apartments and 20 percent administrative space, the latter making up the front building overlooking Court Street, with the lovely curved veranda – 10,000 square feet for 10 employees. What right does the public have to know the details of this project? What about transparency, the buzzword of the 2008 election?
Blog jam question for Jan. 24
Posted on January 31, 2009 by ScottSmith
Filed Under Plymouth | 1 Comment
How will Barack Obama’s presidency affect us locally? How will we be affected by his policies? Specifically, what change will occur under his leadership, and how will that affect us? Please explain.
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